Tariff Slush Fund Charges May Cau se Sen ate Investi gation

Washington, D. C.-The tariff fight probably will have its aftermath in Senatorial investigation of charges that huge lobbies are running riot here in the battle foi higher rates.

Lumber men, those with American interests solely and those with Arnerican and Canadian interests, have fallin out with resultant intimations of lavish use of money to influence tariff legislation.

The interindustry squabble just brought to the surface has stirred Senator Walsh, Massachusetts, Democrat, who today declared he will demand that the Senate Finance Committee make a sweeping investigation as to whether these charges of lobbies are founded upon fact or fancy.

Lurnbermen Rivds

The spirited rivalry between the lumber factions was displayed to public view when H. J. Bratlie, spokesman for the l_t'mber industry Tariff Committee, presented the Senate Subcommittee on lumber schedules with evidence tending to show that American-Canadian interests had raised-,